--- description: Find out why Ayushmann Khurrana is one of the 100 most influential people of 2020. title: Ayushmann Khurrana: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf35affa63d76ff7f/698a12538fd2eee2c6361c23/time-100-Ayushmann-Khurrana.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 22, 2020 # Ayushmann Khurrana by Deepika Padukone  Ayushmann Khurrana Ayushmann KhurranaKunal Gupta I remember [Ayushmann Khurrana](https://time.com/5853628/ayushmann-khuarrana-time100talks/ "undefined") vividly from his debut film, _Vicky Donor_. He had, of course, been a part of the [entertainment industry](https://time.com/tag/bollywood/ "undefined") in various other ways for several years before that, but the reason you and I talk about him today is because of the impact he has been able to create through memorable films and iconic characters. Where male protagonist roles often fall into the trap of [stereotypical masculinity](https://time.com/3728698/gender-stereotypes-boy-empowerment/ "undefined"), Ayushmann has successfully and convincingly transformed into characters who challenge those very stereotypes. In India, with a population of more than 1.3 billion, only a tiny percentage of people see their dreams come alive, and Ayushmann Khurrana is one of them. You’re probably wondering, How? Talent and hard work. Sure, that goes without saying. But more important, patience, perseverance and fearlessness. A little insight for those who dare to dream. _Padukone is an actor and the founder of the Live Love Laugh Foundation for mental health_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888475/ayushmann-khurrana/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888475/ayushmann-khurrana/"},"headline":"Ayushmann Khurrana","datePublished":"2020-09-22T21:50:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:22:43.078Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888475/ayushmann-khurrana/","keywords":["TIME 100","T100 2020","T100 2020 Artists"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf35affa63d76ff7f/698a12538fd2eee2c6361c23/time-100-Ayushmann-Khurrana.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf35affa63d76ff7f/698a12538fd2eee2c6361c23/time-100-Ayushmann-Khurrana.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888475/ayushmann-khurrana/","name":"Ayushmann Khurrana"}}]}] ```